As America's cities bulged with immigrants from the countryside and abroad, they created new variations on the old American theme of opportunity. Sullivan was born in Boston in 1858 and grew up there. Naval Academy, begins with a series of thoughtful essays on three crucial forces that shaped Sullivan and his era. Isenberg, an assistant professor of history at the U.S. Isenberg uncovers the roots of the Sullivan myths that help mark the break between America's isolated rural past and its modern urban culture. Now, in a definitive scholarly biography, Michael T. Murky pop histories and boxing lore remember his bare-knuckle style and extroverted personality in epic terms, and generally describe him as the father of modern prize fighting. Sullivan, heavyweight champion of the world from 1882 to 1892, is a nearly forgotten contributor to its conceptions of masculinity. If there is a collective American consciousness, John L.
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